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04/05 21:07 CDT Devils beat Montreal 3-0, ending the playoffs-bound Canadiens'
8-game winning streak
Devils beat Montreal 3-0, ending the playoffs-bound Canadiens' 8-game winning
streak
MONTREAL (AP) --- Jacob Markstrom made 18 saves for his first shutout of the
season and the New Jersey Devils beat Montreal 3-0 on Sunday night, ending the
Canadiens' eight-game winning streak hours after they clinched a second
straight playoff spot.
The Canadiens got the playoff spot when Detroit lost 5-4 to Minnesota. They are
the first Canadian team to secure a playoff berth this season.
Cody Glass, Timo Meier and Connor Brown scored for New Jersey as it fights to
keep its slim postseason chances alive. Jack Hughes had two assists.
The Devils won their 11th consecutive game in Montreal, the longest active run
in the NHL against a single opponent. The Canadiens haven't beaten New Jersey
at the Bell Centre since a 2-1 overtime victory on Dec. 14, 2017.
Jacob Fowler made 17 saves for Montreal. The Canadiens capped an undefeated
five-game trip with a 4-3 shootout win over the Devils in New Jersey on
Saturday.
Montreal's Cole Caufield remained a goal short of 50 for the second straight
game after scoring his 48th and 49th on Thursday night against the New York
Rangers.
Meier scored on a tap-in midway through the first period after a shot from
Hughes went through Fowler's legs and hit the post. Glass burst through the
neutral zone and beat Fowler late in the second.
Brown added an empty-netter.
Up next Devils: Host Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Canadiens: Host Florida on Tuesday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl |
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